Josh wrote:

It's true there is a 3.5 V8 diesel on the way probably in the RR first later this year and then the RRS but then again who knows? But LR aren't giving any clues as to when and which model first.

RRUK wrote:

Josh wrote:

It's true there is a 3.5 V8 diesel on the way probably in the RR first later this year and then the RRS but then again who knows? But LR aren't giving any clues as to when and which model first.

I was told by my local dealer principal that it will arrive in the full size range rover in November this year, and the RRS after that.

So does anyone think us mortals will be able to lay our hands on just the V8 engine so that we drop it in as a replacement? TDV6 - gone
TDV8 - gone
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no chance! L319 D4 HSE

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I doubt it very much - it would be a costly exercise even if it was a simple operation and it could well be that further mods need to be made to support the engine anyhow - new drivetrain components etc etc. It would take a brave man to take it on, I think. 

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Why? or is it a case you S/C boys will be gutted that the diesel is as fast with good fuel economy! TDV6 - gone
TDV8 - gone
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Ah well I'll have to be satisfied with a retune TDV6 - gone
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Josh wrote:

Why? or is it a case you S/C boys will be gutted that the diesel is as fast with good fuel economy!

RRUK wrote:

Josh wrote:

Why? or is it a case you S/C boys will be gutted that the diesel is as fast with good fuel economy!

Not at all, if the new 3.6 DV8 is as fast off the mark and top speed as the S/C and even better economy I'll be looking to get one!

Hang on this a LR product................ they'll probably market this as being better............. maybe a whopping 18mpg around town I can only imagine its going to be more thirsty than the 2.7v6

We really need something like the V10 twin-turboed Touareg which produces an exceptional 553lb ft of torque at 2,000rpm — Displacing 4,921cc, its ten cylinders are arranged in two banks of five-cylinders, each with its own individual high-pressure pump-injection unit. Twin turbochargers stoke up the power to an impressive 308bhp, but it's not the power but the V10's staggering torque that blows just about every other diesel — and a lot of large capacity petrol models — into the weeds.
The V10 Touareg weighs in at 2,524kg - Even fully-loaded, the 308bhp Touareg comes off the block like a sportscar, passing 60mph in 7.8 seconds and it doesn't stop until the speedometer needle is steady on 140mph.

If you're thinking that this all adds up to a horrifying, single-figure fuel consumption, you're mistaken. Our test average worked out to a
very creditable 23mpg overall — matching VW's official figure. Urban consumption is 16.5, and extra-urban 28.8mpg. HHmmmmm 
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If you're thinking that this all adds up to a horrifying, single-figure fuel consumption, you're mistaken. Our test average worked out to a
very creditable 23mpg overall — matching VW's official figure. Urban consumption is 16.5, and extra-urban 28.8mpg. HHmmmmm

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If you're thinking that this all adds up to a horrifying, single-figure fuel consumption, you're mistaken. Our test average worked out to a
very creditable 23mpg overall — matching VW's official figure. Urban consumption is 16.5, and extra-urban 28.8mpg. HHmmmmm

Wow was that I pig that just flew past me?

ONE more like a flock  
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MDP wrote:

Very annoyed wrote:

Quote:

If you're thinking that this all adds up to a horrifying, single-figure fuel consumption, you're mistaken. Our test average worked out to a
very creditable 23mpg overall — matching VW's official figure. Urban consumption is 16.5, and extra-urban 28.8mpg. HHmmmmm

Wow was that I pig that just flew past me?

ONE more like a flock

Sorry MDP not to be petty

PIGS

A HERD, TRIP or LITTER of pigs
A DRIFT, DROVE, SOUNDER (swine), TEAM, PASSEL (hogs)*

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Flock of Pigs... sounds like a prog rock band from the 70s. 

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Very annoyed wrote:

MDP wrote:

Very annoyed wrote:

Quote:

If you're thinking that this all adds up to a horrifying, single-figure fuel consumption, you're mistaken. Our test average worked out to a
very creditable 23mpg overall — matching VW's official figure. Urban consumption is 16.5, and extra-urban 28.8mpg. HHmmmmm

Wow was that I pig that just flew past me?

ONE more like a flock

Sorry MDP not to be petty

PIGS

A HERD, TRIP or LITTER of pigs
A DRIFT, DROVE, SOUNDER (swine), TEAM, PASSEL (hogs)*

But I think I know why you said a flock!

But real PORKERS at that  
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it looks like a Passat on stilts though, and now the passat has been updated it looks like an out of date passat!

I would bet money that the new diesel V8 will be just as poor economy wise and the current version V6. L319 D4 HSE

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1982 Series 3 SWB